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A review by lizaroo71
Nature's Friend: The Gwen Frostic Story by Lindsey McDivitt
5.0
I love this book because it introduced me to a woman I have never heard of before. In fact, McDivitt makes it her mission to present characters in children's literature that have positive representations of the elderly.
Gwen Frostic is a woman that incorporated her love of nature into her art. She lost full control of her hands at an early age because of illness, but rather than fall into the background, her mother encouraged her to create art in order to make her hands stronger.
Frostic went on to study art and to use her skills in the World's Fair and helping build WWII bombers. In her retirement, Frostic worked until she was 95, Frostic opened up a small printmaking shop in northern Michigan that is still open today.
Gwen Frostic is a woman that incorporated her love of nature into her art. She lost full control of her hands at an early age because of illness, but rather than fall into the background, her mother encouraged her to create art in order to make her hands stronger.
Frostic went on to study art and to use her skills in the World's Fair and helping build WWII bombers. In her retirement, Frostic worked until she was 95, Frostic opened up a small printmaking shop in northern Michigan that is still open today.